For fans of Porsche’s racing history in SA, a new coffee table book titled 60 Years of Porsche Racing at Kyalami has been published.
The 378-page large format, hard cover book covers the competition history of the famed German marque at the Kyalami Grand Prix circuit with forewords by Porsche racers Derek Bell, David Piper and Sarel van der Merwe, and by Kyalami owner Toby Venter, himself a longtime Porsche racer.
The history of Porsche’s success at SA’s most famous track dates to the circuit-opening 9 Hour race in 1961, until the brand’s last appearance at an international race held at Kyalami in early 2023.
It is authored by Denis Klopper, who was the Kyalami circuit promoter for many years and also wrote the recent Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit — 60 Years of Memories.
The latest book covers the Porsche cars, engines and drivers which raced at Kyalami in the international endurance races spanning over six decades. It also covers the Porsche 944 Turbo Cup Series which ran in SA in the late 1980s as well as the brand’s brief return, as an engine supplier, to McLaren in Grand Prix racing.
It contains over 550 images, most of which have never been published before, each captioned in English and German. Statistics of all the races cover the car types, drivers, chassis numbers and results.
Motoring scribes Roger McCleery, Stuart Johnston, André de Kock, Hendrik Verwoerd and Roger Houghton each pen a story of their unique Porsche Kyalami memories.
The standard edition is limited to 500 copies and is priced at R2,195. It is signed by the author and includes courier delivery within SA.
A collectors’ edition limited to 100 numbered copies is signed by the author, editor Roger Houghton, and Toby Venter. It is priced at R3,795, also including courier delivery.
More information is available at: www.samotorsportmemories.com
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